Internet Service Providers. Can’t live with ‘em, can’t set them all on fire without causing greenhouse gas emissions. I think this little video I found over on Facebook explains the problem pretty well. If you’re tempted to get smug because we live in Canada and they live behind the Red, White and Blue curtain, remember that we’ve had to fight for Net Neutrality too, and with the government’s recent unilateral decision on pipelines of a physical nature, it’s reasonable to expect the same kind of high-handedness when it comes to our internet freedoms.

In the mean time, laugh bitterly along with this.

Filed under: communication, computers, Humor, humour, Internet, media, Technology]]>http://raincoastermedia.com/2014/06/17/isps-explained/feed/1Comcast evilraincoasterComcast is not bound by a "don't be evil" pledge.The Willy Report: proof of massive fraudulent trading activity at Mt. Gox, and how it has affected the price of Bitcoinhttp://raincoastermedia.com/2014/05/25/the-willy-report-proof-of-massive-fraudulent-trading-activity-at-mt-gox-and-how-it-has-affected-the-price-of-bitcoin/
http://raincoastermedia.com/2014/05/25/the-willy-report-proof-of-massive-fraudulent-trading-activity-at-mt-gox-and-how-it-has-affected-the-price-of-bitcoin/#commentsMon, 26 May 2014 04:54:27 +0000http://raincoastermedia.com/2014/05/25/the-willy-report-proof-of-massive-fraudulent-trading-activity-at-mt-gox-and-how-it-has-affected-the-price-of-bitcoin/The Willy Report:Somewhere in December 2013, a number of traders including myself began noticing suspicious bot behavior on Mt. Gox. Basically, a random number between 10 and 20 bitcoin would be bought every 5-10 minutes, non-stop, for at least a month on end until the end of January. The bot was…]]>

Willy the Whale: the MtGox mystery account behind Bitcoin’s explosive growth in late 2013. Who was it? Where did the money go? Did somebody get out of the MtGox crash alive and with wallet intact? Some very interesting questions raised here, along with rigorous analysis.

Somewhere in December 2013, a number of traders including myself began noticing suspicious bot behavior on Mt. Gox. Basically, a random number between 10 and 20 bitcoin would be bought every 5-10 minutes, non-stop, for at least a month on end until the end of January. The bot was dubbed “Willy” at some point, which is the name I’ll continue to use here. Since Willy was buying in such a recognizable pattern, I figured it would be easy to find in the Mt. Gox trading logs that were leaked about two months ago (there’s a torrent of the data here). However, the logs only went as far as November 2013; luckily, I was able to detect the buying pattern in the last few days of November. Below is a compiled log of its trades on the last two days of November (from the file “2013-11_mtgox_japan.csv”):

After an all-too-brief sojourn at an ecovillage on Vancouver Island, I’m headed back to the Big Smoke for the summer. Yes, I’ll still be in East Van, just a lot closer to Metrotown than to Oakridge this time. Time for me to ping my media contacts and get myself booked on some things to talk about: weev and his Troll LLC hedge fund, the Death of Bitcoin, the Rise of Dogecoin, the fabled Sikrit Projekt, and one or two other nifty things. And to set up some workshops as well.

It’s good, after more than a year of uncertainty and hyper-mobility, to be able to say Yes. Yes, I will be at your birthday party in a month. And the like.

Filed under: raincoaster, raincoaster media, Vancouver]]>http://raincoastermedia.com/2014/05/02/attention-vancouver-incoming/feed/4VancouverraincoasterBehold the Big SmokeHere’s How ‘Multisig’ Protects Your Bitcoin Stash From Hackershttp://raincoastermedia.com/2014/04/08/heres-how-multisig-protects-your-bitcoin-stash-from-hackers/
http://raincoastermedia.com/2014/04/08/heres-how-multisig-protects-your-bitcoin-stash-from-hackers/#commentsWed, 09 Apr 2014 01:00:30 +0000http://raincoastermedia.com/2014/04/heres-how-multisig-protects-your-bitcoin-stash-from-hackers/Betabeat:Cold storage, or keeping your key offline where hackers can’t get it, is a solution that only goes so far. (photo via BTC Keychain, CC BY 2.0) The “Inside Bitcoins” conference is happening in NYC this week, and a collection of investors, businessmen, programmers and hobbyists have gathered to buzz about…]]>

The word on everyone’s tongues this week when discussing bitcoin security was “multisig,” or multisignature transactions. New startups and programmers are making multisig available as a tool for businesses, hoping it might just be the kind of innovation that could bring bitcoin into mainstream adoption.

So let’s go over what multisig is, and why it matters to the future of bitcoin.

What is “multisig”?

The basic idea is simple: a multisig transaction requires multiple people to sign off with their private keys before the bitcoin payment is sent to a receiving address (hence “multiple signatures”). A…

]]>http://raincoastermedia.com/2014/04/08/heres-how-multisig-protects-your-bitcoin-stash-from-hackers/feed/0raincoasterJob Listings: Today in Crap Job Listings, BEYONCE!http://raincoastermedia.com/2014/04/05/job-listings-today-in-crap-job-listings-beyonce/
http://raincoastermedia.com/2014/04/05/job-listings-today-in-crap-job-listings-beyonce/#commentsSun, 06 Apr 2014 02:48:29 +0000http://raincoastermedia.com/?p=33146]]>UPDATE: The pay is a joke. As in an actual April Fool’s joke. The ad is fake. The job, however exists. Would you take it?

This is bad, people. This is really, really bad. This is not as bad as Arianna Huffington auctioning off an internship to the highest bidder, but it’s still bad.

Beyonce, with a net worth estimated at $350,000,000 and a husband worth about $500,000,000, is offering YOU YES YOU the chance to do social media work for her all summer, fighting the Streisand Effect by emailing websites, insisting they take down unflattering pictures of your boss.

For free. Well, for selfies.

Three, to be specific.

Yes, three selfies with your boss. And all the Pepsi products your gastrointestinal system can handle. I don’t know about yours, but mine can’t even handle the word “collegiettes.” Nothing like an unpaid internship with a side of condescending sexism.

Don’t all rush in at once

Don’t even START with the “this is a great education” stuff. This job? Is scut work. If you want to do scut work, you should at least get paid.

Filed under: Employment, Jobs, jobseekers]]>http://raincoastermedia.com/2014/04/05/job-listings-today-in-crap-job-listings-beyonce/feed/0ugly-beyonce-super-bowl-pic-396x550raincoasterDon't all rush in at once